Dickson v. United States. Stewart v. United States

*132HUXMAN, Circuit Judge.

Appellants, Hobart Dickson, and William Herbert Stewart, were charged, by indictment with violating 18 U.S.C. 76, now 18 U.S.C.A. § 912. Dickson was’ charged with falsely pretending to be an officer and employee of the United States in violation of the above Section, and Stewart was charged with aiding and abetting him in such violation.

The indictment charged that intending to defraud the United States of America, Edwin F. Welz and Marie Welz, appellant, Hobart Dickson, alias Jack Weaver, alias Richard Michael O’Malley, did falsely assume and pretend to be an officer and…